Grammy Awards 1990

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1990 was the year of the 32nd award of the US Grammy .

The trophy was awarded a total of 76 times to musicians in 24 fields. In addition, four lifetime achievement awards were awarded at the 1990 Grammy Awards .

However , the Grammy was later revoked from the newcomers Milli Vanilli , who were still celebrated this year , after it was discovered that the duo had not sung their songs themselves.

Bette Midler won the single of the year main category
Milli Vanilli won the prize in the main category Best New Artist revoked

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

  • Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler (Authors: Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley)

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

skirt

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best hard rock performance (Best Hard Rock Performance):

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

  • African Dance from Soul II Soul

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

rap

Best Rapdarbietung (Best Rap Performance):

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

  • Absolute Torch And Twang by kd lang

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):

Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Vocal Collaboration):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

Best Bluegrass Recording (Best Bluegrass Recording):

New Age

Best New Age performance (Best New Age Performance):

  • Passion - Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ by Peter Gabriel

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):

Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (on a jazz recording) (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, On A Jazz Recording):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):

  • Aura by Miles Davis

Best jazz fusion performance (Best Jazz Fusion Performance):

Gospel

Best Female Gospel Vocal Performance (Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female):

Best male gospel vocal performance (Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male):

Best gospel vocal performance by a duo, group or choir (Best Gospel Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):

  • The Savior Is Waiting by Take 6

Best Male or Female Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male Or Female):

Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group or Choir (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):

Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):

Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)

blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):

Best Contemporary Blues Recording (Best Contemporary Blues Recording):

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording (Best Traditional Folk Recording):

  • Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume 2 by the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir (Producer: Marcel Cellier )

Best Contemporary Folk Recording (Best Contemporary Folk Recording):

reggae

Best Reggae Recording (Best Reggae Recording):

polka

Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

  • The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1 by Tanya Goodman (Producers: J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman)

language

Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best Musical Cast Show Album (Best Musical Cast Show Album):

  • Jerome Robbins' Broadway from the original cast with Jason Alexander & Debbie Shapiro (Producer: Jay David Saks)

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television:

Best Album with instrumental original background music written for film or television (Best Album Of Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

  • Suite From 'The Milagro Beanfield War' (Arranger: Dave Grusin)

Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • Sound + Vision by David Bowie (Artistic Direction: Roger Gorman)

Best Album Notes:

  • Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (Author: Phil Schaap )

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • Chuck Berry - The Chess Box by Chuck Berry (Producer: Andy McKaie)

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):

Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best orchestral performance:

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra):

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra):

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

  • Bartók: 6 string quartets from the Emerson String Quartet

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

  • Knoxville - Summer Of 1915 (music by Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky) by Dawn Upshaw and the Orchestra Of St. Luke's conducted by David Zinman

Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):

Music video

Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):

Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award

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